Shares in Playtech fell more than 3% after Evolution asked a US court to add the former as a defendant in an ongoing defamation case.
Evolution has filed a request with the Superior Court of New Jersey to add Playtech to its complaint that already includes private intelligence company Black Cube and law firm Calcagni & Kanefsky, which Evolution alleges were involved in a campaign to spread defamatory claims about its business.
The lawsuit claims that Playtech commissioned Black Cube to generate and spread a report that contained false accusations regarding Evolution’s operations.
According to Evolution, the report was given to regulators in November 2021, including the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement and the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.
